Intolerant religious fanatics (was Re: Setting the record straight ...)

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> > All this discussion reminds me of the passage in 1 4:4-5.

> >

> > This is from the New American Standard Bible:

> >

> > " For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be

rejected

> > if it is received with gratitude; for it is sanctified by means of

> > the

> > word of God and prayer. "

> >

> >

>

> " , i'm so glad you posted this. whenever one of my wapf

friends

> and i start talking and start obsessing over everything, food-wise;

one

> of us invariably ends up reminding the other: " seek ye first the

> kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be

> given unto you " . sometimes we forget ultimately where food comes

from

> (God) and that He made us and knows what we need; and that we

should be

> thankful we have food and eat it with gratitude.

>

> sometimes all this talk here, and the ins and outs and do's and

don'ts

> and why's and wherefore's of food (and in real life with my

friends

> too) makes me just plain CRAZY.

>

> for me it puts the right perspective back. thanks so again for

posting

> that.

>

> laura "

>

> Likewise, ye intolerant religious fanatics drive me crazy.

Heh!

I would love to start a study group in WAPF-oriented nutrition at my

church, but I'm afraid many would be afraid to look at something that

didn't call almost exclusively for prayer (instead of changing diet)

and diverge from the dogmatic Food Guide Pyramid.

OTOH, there is a place in the Bible where it says that the sick

should call for the " elders " and be anointed with oil and be prayed

over with laying of hands.

Why oil, do you suppose? ;-)

Actually, I'm not against praying for the sick, and do it myself

every time I get an email from the prayer list. I often pray things

like " Help the doctors and technicians to do no harm " and " Help the

family and friends of ________________ to be able to figure out how

they can help, and what changes need to be made in _______________'s

life. "

I keep wanting to talk to the folks requesting prayer, to see how

they've been eating and see if they might be interested in making

some changes.

Sometimes they take an interest in the WAPF message, and other times

they look at me like I'm crazy for advocating eating animal fat and

not believing in the healthfulness of low cholesterol. Other times

you can tell they just can't reconcile what I'm saying with what

they've been practicing ever since the food pyramid was introduced.

I'm sure you've all been there...or you will be one day.

A 4th generation Okie in the Bible Belt

:-)